This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised by the Florida Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Monarch Award. It was recognised by the Red Clover Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Lupine Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2019 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc .

Author Kate Banks and illustrator Georg Hallensleben have collaborated on several books, including And If the Moon Could Talk , winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, The Cat Who Walked Across France , Baboon , and The Night Worker , winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. Banks lives in the South of France with her husband and two sons. Hallensleben lives in Paris.